At MWC 2016, the major leading smartphone makers launched new flagship smartphones as well as a new range of VR 360 degree smart accessory cameras. Including, Samsung's Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge; Xiaomi Mi5; and notably LG's G5 with a modular expansion capability; and Alcatel's Idol 4S which is bundled with a VR headset .

In this presentation given at the China Britain Business Council mobile event in March 2016, IHS analyst Jack Kent investigates how China is aimining to be a mobile market leader. This presentation investigates the strategies of Chinese leading mobile ecosystem players including Tencent, Alibaba, Baidu and Xiaomi.

What are the key technologies and the differences in the Asian pay TV market? This presentation demonstrates the differences between developed and developing pay TV markets by exploring the future of pay TV in Asia. Operators, OTT providers and content owners are increasingly looking towards key technologies like UHD, multicast IP transmission and LTE video, edge caching and predictive analytics and content recommendation in order to drive video consumption as the number of connected devices in the region grows.

In this presentation given at the SID Display Week Conference in San Jose, IHS Mobile analyst Jack Kent analyses the current state of the wearables market, how apps create new use cases and business models, and looks at the challenges faced by wearable app developers. This presentation also looks at what content has taken an early lead for Apple Watch and Android Wear devices.

Mobile World Congress 2015 featured a range of announcements from companies looking to expand or evolve their role in the mobile ecosystem. These included: new mobile payment plans from Samsung, PayPal, and Google; roaming innovations from Know Roaming and Taisys; the latest evolutions in Jolla’s alternative SailFish ecosystem; location innovation from HTC Sense; and Google’s attempts to push its Waze location service.

Device makers and app developers are increasingly looking to expand into new categories of wearable devices. This presentation investigates the opportunities for apps for wearables. It presents why apps matter, shows what is driving the market, and analyses the business models needed for new types of content and service. This presentation was given by Jack Kent, Principal Analyst for Mobile Media at the IHS Korea Display Conference 2014 in Seoul in April 2014.